Przemysław Czarnek
Przemysław Czarnek | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Education and Science | |
| In office 19 October 2020 – 27 November 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Mateusz Morawiecki |
| Preceded by | Dariusz Piontkowski (MEN), Wojciech Murdzek (MNiSW) |
| Succeeded by | Krzysztof Szczucki |
| 9th Voivode of Lublin | |
| In office 8 December 2015 – 11 November 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Beata Szydło Mateusz Morawiecki |
| Preceded by | Wojciech Wilk |
| Succeeded by | Lech Sprawka |
| Personal details | |
| Pronunciation | [pʂɛˈmɨs.waf ˈt͡ʂarnɛk] |
| Born | 11 June 1977 |
| Citizenship | Poland |
| Party | Law and Justice |
| Spouse | Katarzyna Czarnek |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin |
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Przemysław Czarnek is a Polish politician and academic who was the Polish Minister of Education and Science from 2020 to 2023. He was voivode of the Lubelskie Voivodeship from 2015 to 2019 and elected in 2019 as a member of the 9th Sejm as a member of Law and Justice.
Czarnek is notable for his opposition to LGBT rights, his controversial comments on women's rights, and supporting corporal punishment for children. He unsuccessfully competed for his party's nomination in the 2025 Polish presidential election.
On 7 March 2026 Czarnek was named as the Law and Justice (PiS) party's candidate for the office of Prime Minister for the Next Polish parliamentary election.